Christophe Helmke

Christophe Helmke

Associate Professor


  1. Published

    El dios de las tormentas: Señor de la lluvia y la devastación

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2022, Teotihuacan: Ciudad de agua, ciudad de fuego. Robb, M. H. (ed.). Mexico By: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, p. 152-158

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Estudio preliminar de la iconografía de los murales de El Rosario, Querétaro, México

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, El Valle de San Juan del Río: Un palimpsesto arqueológico. Saint-Charles Zetina, J. C. (ed.). Santiago de Querétaro, México: Fondo Editorial de Querétaro, p. 75-83 9 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  3. Published

    "Off with his head!": A Heretofore Unknown Monument of Tonina, Chiapas

    Nielsen, Jesper, Helmke, Christophe, Stuart, D. & Sánchez Gamboa, Á., 8 Oct 2019, In: The P A R I Journal. 20, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Blowgunners and the Great Bird at Teotihuacan: Mesoamerican Myths in a Comparative Perspective

    Nielsen, Jesper, Taube, K., Helmke, Christophe & Escobedo, H., 2021, The Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art and Ritual. Moyes, H., Christenson, A. & Sachse, F. (eds.). Louisville: University Press of Colorado, p. 295-314

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    La pirámide de las serpientes emplumadas. Nuevas acercamientos

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 1 Mar 2023, In: Arqueologia Mexicana. 29, 179, p. 34-39 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Reinterpreting the Plaza de los Glifos, La Ventilla, Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 30 Dec 2011, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 22, 2, p. 345-370 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    A Dark Horse of the Early Postclassic Period: Observations on the Iconography and Epigraphy of El Cerrito, Queretaro.

    Nielsen, Jesper, Helmke, Christophe & Fenoglio, F., 15 Aug 2023, When East Meets West: Chichen Itza, Tula, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican World . Stanton, T., Taube, K., Coltman, J. & Marengo Camacho, N. (eds.). Oxford: BAR Oxford publications, p. 479-488 9 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The Fall of the Great Celestial Bird: A Master Myth in Early Classic Central Mexico

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Ancient America. 13, p. 1-46 47 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    A Case Study of Maya Avian Ocarinas from Pook’s Hill, Belize

    Nielsen, K. & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Flower World – Music Archaeology of the Americas. 4, p. 79-98 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    At finde hjem i Mesoamerika: Om urhjem og ejerskab til kulturarv

    Pharao Hansen, Magnus & Helmke, Christophe, 2018, Hjem. Galal, E. & Schepelern Johansen, B. (eds.). København: Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, Københavns Universitet, Vol. 8. p. 124-133 10 p. (Tværkultur, Vol. 8).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

  11. Published

    Gold and Calques in Mesoamerica: Tracing the Introduction of Gold to Mesoamerica through Linguistic Evidence

    Pharao Hansen, Magnus & Helmke, Christophe, 2019, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 13, p. 113-136 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Accepted/In press

    The Language of Teotihuacan Writing

    Pharao Hansen, Magnus & Helmke, Christophe, 9 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Anthropology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    An Ancient Maya City on the Edge: The Culture History of Pacbitun, Belize

    Powis, T. G., Spenard, J., Skaggs, S., Micheletti, G. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2017, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 14, p. 191-212 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Some Observations and New Discoveries Related to Altar 3, Pacbitun, Belize

    Skaggs, S., Helmke, Christophe, Spenard, J., Healy, P. F. & Powis, T. G., 2017, In: Mexicon. 39, 5, p. 115-123 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    A Terminal Classic Period Molded-carved Ceramic Production Mold from Actun Xtuyul, Pacbitun, Belize

    Spenard, J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2020, In: Mexicon. 42, 2, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Una introducción al conjunto de Tetitla y sus pinturas realistas

    Staines Cicero, L. & Helmke, Christophe, 2017, Las Pinturas Realistas de Tetitla, Teotihuacan: Estudios a través de la obra de Agustín Villagra Caleti. Staines Cicero, L. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, p. 13-27 15 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Las Pinturas Realistas de Tetitla, Teotihuacan: Estudios a través de la obra de Agustín Villagra Caleti

    Staines Cicero, L. (ed.) & Helmke, Christophe (ed.), 2017, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 257 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    An ancient Maya ritual cache at Pook's Hill, Belize: Technological and functional analyses of the obsidian blades

    Stemp, W. J., Braswell, G. E., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2018, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 18, p. 889-901 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Evidence for Maya Household Subsistence and Domestic Activities: Use-Wear Analysis of the Chipped Chert Assemblage from Pook’s Hill, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2010, In: Journal of Field Archaeology. 35, 2, p. 217-234 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    A New Maya Macrolith Located

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Mexicon. 37, 4, p. 83-84 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    A Green Obsidian Eccentric from Actun Uayazba Kab, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Helmke, Christophe, Awe, J. J., Carter, T. & Grant, S., 2012, Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use. Brady, J. E. (ed.). Austin, Texas: Association for Mexican Cave Studies, p. 111-124 14 p. ( AMCS Bulletin, Vol. 23).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  22. Published

    The Implements of the Blade House: The Function and Symbolic Significance of Laurel-leaf Bifaces from Caves in Central Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2024, In: Lithic Technology. p. 1-16

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Down the T'uhl Hole: Technological, Metric, and Functional Analyses of Chipped Stone from the Chaa Creek Chultun, Cayo District, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Stoll, C. G., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J., 2018, In: Lithic Technology. 43, 1, p. 51-64

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Expedient Lithic Techonology in Complex Sedentary Societies: Use-wear, Flake Size, and Edge Angle on Debitage from Two Ancient Maya Sites

    Stemp, W. J., Graham, E., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2021, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 61, 101243.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    The Chipped Chert and Chalcedony Lithic Assemblage from Pook's Hill, Cayo District, Belize: the organization of tool production and use

    Stemp, W. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2008, Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. Morris, J., Awe, J. J., Jones, S. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Belmopan: Institute of Archaeology, National Institute of Culture and History, Vol. 5. p. 191-208 17 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  26. Published

    A Possible Paleoindian/Early Archaic Point from Ladyville, Belize, Central America

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2016, In: PaleoAmerica. 2, 1, p. 70-73 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    The Preceramic and Early Ceramic Periods in the Central Maya Lowlands

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J., Marcus, J., Helmke, Christophe & Sullivan, L. A., 2021, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 32, 3, p. 416-438

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    The Ideology and Symbolism of Ancient Maya Chipped Chert and Obsidian Eccentrics from Central Belize: Materials, Contexts, Chronology, and Meaning

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe & Lee, J., 2021, Rock and Roll: The 13th International Symposium on Knappable Materials. Gómez de Soler, B., Soto, M., Gema Chacón, M. & Soares Remiseiro, M. (eds.). Tarragona: Adhoc Cultura, p. 208

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    The Macrolith of El Chiquero, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, Oct 2014, In: Mexicon. 36, 5, p. 145-150 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Design and Function of Lowe and Sawmill Points from the Preceramic Period of Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J., M. Prufer, K. M. & Helmke, Christophe, 2016, In: Latin American Antiquity. 27, 3, p. 279-299 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Four Preceramic Points newly Discovered in Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J., Brown, M. K., Harrison-Buck, E., Helmke, Christophe, Wrobel, G. D. & Yaeger, J., 2018, In: Latin American Antiquity. 29, 2, p. 394-397 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Technological, Use-Wear, and Residue Analyses of Obsidian Blades from Classic Maya Burials at Pook's Hill, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Braswell, G. E., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2019, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 26, 101859.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Technology, Production, and Distribution of Terminal Classic Molded-carved Vases in the Central Maya Lowlands

    Ting, C. & Helmke, Christophe, 28 Jun 2013, In: Open Journal of Archaeometry. 1, 1, p. 1-15 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    The Production and Exchange of Moulded-carved Ceramics and the ‘Maya Collapse’

    Ting, C., Martinón-Torres, M., Graham, E. & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 62, p. 15-26 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Classic Maya Settlement Systems Reveal Differential Land Use Patterns in the Upper Belize River Valley

    Walden, J. P., Hoggarth, J. A., Ebert, C. E., Fedick, S. L., Biggie, M., Meyer, B., Shaw-Mueller, K., Qiu, Y., Ran, W., Ellis, O. P., Watkins, T. B., Davis, J. B., Guerra, R. A., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2023, In: Land. 12, 2, p. 1-34 483.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Courtly Etiquette and Eloquent Speech in Ancient Mesoamerica

    Worm Danbo, R. & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. 65-76 12 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    The Personifications of Celestial Water: The Many Guises of the Storm god in the Pantheon and Cosmology of Teotihuacan

    Wrem Anderson, K. & Helmke, Christophe, 2013, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 5, p. 165-196 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Los aspectos múltiples del dios de las tormentas en el panteón y la cosmología teotihuacana

    Wrem Anderson, K. & Helmke, Christophe, Sep 2012, In: Tláloc¿Qué?. 7, p. 8-52 45 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  39. Published

    Ritual Landscapes of the Caves Branch River Valley

    Wrobel, G., Andres, C., Morton, S., Shelton, R., Michael, A. & Helmke, Christophe, 2012, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 9, p. 233-244 12 p., 20.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    A Case Study of Funerary Cave Use from Je’reftheel, Central Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Helmke, Christophe & Freiwald, C., 2014, The Bioarchaeology of Space and Place: Ideology, Power and Meaning in Maya Mortuary Contexts. Wrobel, G. D. (ed.). New York: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 77-106 30 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Maya mortuary landscapes, Central Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Michael, A., Biggs, J., Helmke, Christophe, Morton, S. & Andres, C., 2017, In: Antiquity. 91, 358, p. 1-7 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Two Trophy Skulls from Pacbitun, Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Helmke, Christophe, Gibbs, S., Micheletti, G., Stanchly, N. & Powis, T., 2019, In: Latin American Antiquity. 30, 1, p. 218-223 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Polydactyly and the Maya: A Review and a Case from the Site of Peligroso, Upper Macal River Valley, Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Helmke, Christophe, Nash, L. & Awe, J. J., 1 Mar 2012, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 23, 1, p. 131-142 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Social identity and geographic origin of Maya burials at Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek Valley, Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Freiwald, C., Michael, A., Helmke, Christophe, Awe, J. J., Kennett, D. J., Gibbs, S., Ferguson, J. M. & Griffith, C., Mar 2017, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 45, p. 98-114 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Two Early Classic Elite Burials from Buenavista del Cayo, Belize

    Yaeger, J., Brown, M. K., Helmke, Christophe, Zender, M., Cap, B., Kokel Rodriguez, C. & Batty, S., 2015, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 12, p. 181-191 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    A Shell Gorget from Feature 384-2 at Buenavista del Cayo, Belize

    Yaeger, J., Helmke, Christophe, Brown, M. K., Zender, M., Cap, B. & Freiwald, C., 2023, In: Mexicon. 45, 2, p. 30-41

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    The Monolithic Monuments of Nakum, Guatemala

    Źrałka, J., Helmke, Christophe, Martin, S., Koszkul, W. & Velásquez, J. L., 2018, In: The P A R I Journal. 19, 1, p. 1-28 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Strength in the Face of Adversity: Terminal Classic development of Nakum in a Wider Geopolitical Vantage

    Źrałka, J., Hermes, B., Helmke, Christophe & Martin, S., 2021, Maya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times. Okoshi, T., Chase, A. F., Nondedéo, P. & Arnauld, M-C. (eds.). Gainesville: University Press of Florida, p. 202-223 22 p. (Maya Studies, Vol. 21).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    The Discovery of a Beehive and the Identification of Apiaries among the Ancient Maya

    Źrałka, J., Helmke, Christophe, Santos, L. & Koszkul, W., 2018, In: Latin American Antiquity. 29, 3, p. 514-531

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Incised Ceramics from Nakum, Guatemala

    Źrałka, J., Helmke, Christophe, Hermes, B. & Koszkul, W., 2018, Multas per gentes et multa per sæcula: Amici magistro et collegæ suo Ioanni Christopho Kozłowski dedicant. Valde-Nowak, P., Sobczyk, K., Nowak, M. & Źrałka, J. (eds.). Cracow: Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, p. 635-645

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

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